MQTextToSpeech

Uses Microsoft's Speech API to provide text to speech options for outputting speech.

Getting Started

/plugin TextToSpeech
/tts say If you give a man a fire he's warm for a day.  But if you set a man on fire, he's warm for the rest of his life.
/mqsettings plugins/TextToSpeech

Commands

Primarily the command /tts say is used to speak text. Other commands available are below, but since they are mostly for settings it is better to use the settings menu.

Usage:
    /tts loglevel|reload|say|sayxml|speed|voice|volume [argument]
Available Verbs:
    LogLevel - Set the log level (default is 'info')
    Reload - Reload the settings from the ini file
    Say - Speak a line of text
    SayXML - Speak a line of text using XML formatting for pattern changes
    Speed - Set the speech speed (-10 to 10)
    Voice - Change the voice (must be installed)
    Volume - Set the volume of speech (0 to 100)
  NOTE: All settings are available in the settings menu.
Example:
    /tts say Some people juggle geese.

TLOs and Members

TLO and Members:
    ${TTS.Voice} -- Which voice is being used
    ${TTS.Volume} -- What volume is currently set
    ${TTS.Speed} -- What speech speed is currently set
Example:
    /tts say The current voice is ${TTS.Voice}.

Configuration File

MQTextToSpeech.ini stores the persistent settings (Volume/Speed/Voice). The voice is separate between 32 bit and 64 bit since they maybe be different (even on the same system).

[Settings]
Volume=100
Speed Modifier=0
Voice=Microsoft David
Voice_32bit=Microsoft Zira

Using XML

TextToSpeech supports the SAPI XML TTS API when using the SayXML parameter. To find more about how to use this to adjust pitch, rate, and speed within a single line you can review the api here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ms717077(v=vs.85)

For example, the empty box in settings can be recreated using this command:

/say sayxml You <pitch middle="10">really should enter</pitch> something to say if you want to test.  This box also supports <spell>XML</spell>

Authors

• Knightly - Initial work

Acknowledgements

• A_Enchanter_00 - Wrote MQ2VoiceCommand (which doesn't actually do voice commands, sadly)
• eqholic - Wrote MQ2Speaker which wasn't ported to MQ